New Challenges in Population Development Processes

Abstrakti

The Conference on Spatial Challenges of Future Demographic Re-structuring was held in Mannheim, Germany on 8.–9.8.2008. The conference was jointly organized by the University of Mannheim and the International Geographical Union, Commission on Population and Vulnerability. The Commission chair, Allan Findlay, from Dundee, UK, pointed out in his Welcome speech that people are not born vulnerable. He mentioned climate change and vulnerability, and also that people are made vulnerable. The positive side is that people have chances.